Japan: The New Heart of Bitcoin
Yuzo Kano is the CEO for BitFlyer, one of Japan's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs developing settlement systems, and later...
Bitcoin Exchange Youbit to Declare Bankruptcy After Hack
A South Korean bitcoin exchange is moving to declare bankruptcy following what it said was a debilitating hack and theft.
A message on Youbit's official website posted...
Bitcoin’s scary drop rattles one of its biggest bulls
Bitcoin is getting burned.
The controversial cryptocurrency plunged near the $11,000 mark on Friday, losing nearly a third of its value in a single day,...
Bitcoin Futures Launch Sees Price Spike as CBOE Website Crashes
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)'s website became unavailable just as it launched its first bitcoin futures contracts at 6 p.m. EST on Sunday.
The...
Russia’s Biggest Bank Pilots Money Transfer on an IBM Blockchain
Sberbank has piloted the Russian banking industry’s first ever payment transaction over a blockchain.
Sberbank, Russia’s biggest bank by assets, has executed a real-time money...
Bitcoin’s energy use is out of control … but maybe that’s the point?
The soaring value of bitcoin is encouraging more and more companies and individuals to engage in “mining”. Mining is actually a process which secures...
Understanding Futures: A Primer for Bitcoiners
Lanre Sarumi is the CEO of Level Trading Field, an interactive online platform for professionals in the finance industry.
"Study the past if you would...
After Ripple’s Rise BTC Dominance Falls Below 40%
Despite being one of the most amazing periods of sustained gains for bitcoin, 2017 ends with the first cryptocurrency losing market share to altcoins....
Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Milestone Complete: 32MB and New Features
The Bitcoin Cash network has officially upgraded the blockchain protocol at approximately 1:54 EDT by extending the current block size fourfold from 8MB to...
